I guess what I am saying is the ones that have been modified beyond "spotting" are completely obvious, and no longer look authentic. I do all kinds of digital editing, but if you have a "vintage" shot like this I think they look better as they came.

The same exact pose on a tall, thin, exquisitely proportioned woman would be considered high fashion albeit avant garde. I like it.

The same exact pose on a tall, thin, exquisitely proportioned woman would be considered high fashion albeit avant garde. I like it.

I don't understand the penchant for changing these images, compositing, etc. They are what they are; why not enjoy them? Fiddling with it because digital editing exists just seems like wasted effort to me...I can appreciate them as they are.

Stick with your original B&W shots. You don't need to rejigger them; they speak to the time, the method like they're supposed to! Love the batch...

thank you...i took a 42 in octabox and a 40x40 softbox and put them aligned almost like a huge 88x40 wall of light for full length. they both had grids to keep the spill off the background which woulda killed the color of the gelled background spot aimed from the ceiling.

LOL....what, not a fan of chianti?

Having shot probably 30 weddings (and I can tell you I don't like them) what you really should do is consider the investment worth paying for; going cheap is not worth it. A professional wedding photography TEAM is consistently producing emotional imagery and not worrying about technology (it's second nature to them). They likely will ask for time away from the groups, the insistent family wanting to take jillions of cellphone images while the pro's do their thing. The suggestion of looking at an album is good; they should have more than one album of multiple weddings (versus one book of select shots of multiple weddings.) Most good ones will mix video and stills, and trust me if that's done well the videos will be far more impactful than books that are opened occasionally, or a bunch of facebook sized images.

Excellent wedding photographers are worth every penny; if they are charging less that $2k you don't want them unless you want to accept risk of inconsistent work.

Reminds me of the old Swedish nudist magazines of the 70's..

thanks that's a good deal. I did one of those for my dad's memorial...very nice product.

God I hate politics.

Why?

I now hate them both. Try SmartPhoto :-)

Ok but Silver efx is almost okay...better than Topaz.

Always wanted to try that....thanks for sharing!

Was there any genuine interest? I am earnestly trying to find another photographer for this suite.